Records of the
Barryville Congregational Church of
Barryville, Sullivan Co., New York
Compiled by Gertrude A. Barber
1929

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[Transcribed by Jane Devlin]

ORGANIZATION OF THE BARRYVILLE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH          27 Mar 1836. "The Rev. Felix KYTE having been called to minister to the Congregational Church at the Village of Half Way Brook, the inhabitants of this place solicited and obtained a portion of his labors in this vicinity.          "Some mbrs of the Congregational Church at Half Way Brook Village being residents in this neighborhood and a proposition having been made and carried into effect to build a place of worship for the joint use of the Congregational Church and Episcopal Methodist Societies, a petition was drawn up and signed by cenrtain members (hereafter named) requesting the parent society at the Village to organize themselves into a separate church.          "This petition was granted by unanimous vote but for certain resons, was not carried into effet till Sabbath, 27 Mar 1836, when the Church was regularly orgainzed after the manner and form usually adapted by Congregational Churches".          The members that constituted were: Justas HICKOK Daniel O. SKINNER John CARPENTER Salome SKINNER Sarah Jane FULLER Anne CARPENTER Eleanor CARPENTER Mary QUICK Sarah ALWOOD          A church meeting was afterwards called when Rev. Felix KYTE was voted as their regular minister.          Daniel O. SKINNER was chosen clerk of the church & Justus HICKOK was chosen Deacon on 10 Apr.          The "Meeting House" or Church building used by the aforenamed Societies was erected in 1835, dedicated on 15 Sep of that year. This building was destroyed by fire 25 Dec 1877, in the early morning.          Church services were held for a time in the Public School Building, District No. 5, Barryville, N.Y.          On 6 Jan 1878, accepted an invitation to worship in the Baptist Church and continued to worship there up to the time of the dedication of the new Congregational Church building erected 1903 on the same site as the building that was burned in 1877.          The new building was dedicated 9 Jun 1903, the Rev. Wm. A. ROBINSON acting as Moderator, from Middletown, N.Y.          The Congregational Church Society was incorporated on 11 Dec 1903. ********          2 Sep 1852. Church met and the name of the First Congregational Church of Barryville, Sullivan County, N. Y. adopted.          The dedication of the Congregational Church at Barryville, N. Y., was solemnized on 9 Jun 1903.          The following individuals were received into membership of the Church at this time: Mrs. W. J. CARTER Versa CARTER Clifford CARTER Rev. P. E. DECKER Mrs. P. E. DECKER Mrs. Lydia MORRIS, by letter Mrs. Anna STEEL Miss Margaret DECKER (baptism) Mrs. Mary NELSON Mrs. Jeannette WOLFF (baptism) on Confession of faith LIST OF PASTORS FROM ORGANIZATION - 1836 Rev. Felix KYTE, 1836-1878 Rev. J. T. MARSH, 1879-1880 Rev. E. W. FISHER, 1880-1883 Rev. J. E. PERINE, 1883-1884 Rev. H. P. HAMILTON, 1885-1888 Mr. J. R. TAYLOR, 1888-1888 Rev. W. C. WILCOX, 1888-1889 Rev. E. A. SMITH, 1889-1892 Mr. W. J. STEWART, 1892-1892 Rev. Henry SMITH, 1892-1894 Rev. George M. REES, 1894-1895 Rev. Joel F. WHITNEY, 1896-1900 Rev. W. J. CARTER, 1900-1903 Rev. R. W. ALLEN (Ord. at Eldred - 1903), 1903-1908 Rev. W. D. EDDY, 1909-1910 Rev. D. C. KAUFMAN, 1910-1912 Rev. C. M. SEVERANCE, 1912-1913 Rev. E. A. NORTHROP (ord. & installed 1914 - at Eldred, 26 May 1914), 1914- Rev. L. J. EVANS, 1916-1918 Rev. James H. BENNETT, 1922- Mr. GLEASON, supply Rev. E. S. J. PATTERSON (Baptist Faith), 1926-1927 NUMBER OF MEMBERS SINCE ORGANIZATION - 1836 31 Dec 1836: 3 males, 6 females 31 Dec 1868: 8 males, 22 females 31 Dec 1874: 5 males, 19 females 31 Dec 1880: 6 males, 20 females 31 Dec 1881: 7 males, 23 females 31 Dec 1882: 8 males, 25 females 31 Dec 1883: 8 males, 24 females 31 Dec 1893: 8 males, 31 females 31 Dec 1894: 8 males, 31 females 31 Dec 1897: 9 males, 29 females 31 Dec 1898: 9 males, 33 females 31 Dec 1909: 7 males, 31 females 31 Dec 1912: 7 males, 28 females 31 Dec 1914: 7 males, 32 females 31 Dec 1928: 9 males, 22-31 females PASTORS Rev. H. J. BARNES (M. D.), ended 7 Feb 1914, Call accepted 21 Dec/13/14, Resigned 2/7/14 Rev. E. A. NORTHROP, Began 5 Apr 1814, Call accepted 3/12/14, Ended 1 Nov 1915, Went to W. Groton Rev. J. L. EVANS, began 1 Jul 1916, ended 1 May 1918, Went to Otisville, N.Y. Rev. John H. BENNET, Began 1 Jul 1922, Ended 1 Jul 1925, Went away Rev. E. S. J. PATTERSON, Began 1 Jun 1926, Ended 1 Sep 1927, Resigned TRUSTEES S. St. J. GARDNER, Began 15 May 1912, Ended May 1913, Elected for 3 yrs James K. GARDNER, Began 30 May 1913, Ended 1916, Elected for 3 yrs George PERKINS, Began 30 May 1913, Ended 1916, Elected for 1 vacancy, Wm. H. WHITNEY George PERKINS, Began 5 May 1914, Ended 31 Dec 1916, Re-elected for 3 yrs S. St. J. GARDNER, Began 19 Jan 1914, Ended 31 Dec 1916, Elected for 3 yrs James K. GARDNER, Began 1 Jan 1917, Elected for 3 yrs George PERKINS, Began 1 Jan 1917, Elected for 3 yrs TREASURER Katie GARDNER, Began May 1913, Ended May 1914, Elected for 1 yr ditto, Began 5 May 1914, Ended May 1915, Elected for 1 yr ditto, Began 19 Jan 1915, Ended 31 Dec 1915, Elected for 1 yr ditto, Began Jan 1916, Ended 31 Dec 1917, Elected for 1 yr ditto, Began 1 Jan 1917, Elected for 1 yr CLERK H. J. RIXTON, Began 30 May 1913, Ended May 1914, Elected for 1 yr ditto, Began 5 May 1914, Ended May 1915, Elected for 1 yr ditto, Began 19 Jan 1915, Ended 31 Dec 1916 (sic), Elected for 1 yr ditto, Began Jan 1916, Ended 31 Dec 1916, Elected for 1 yr Jas. K. GARDNER, Began 1 Jan 1917, Ended 31 Dec 1917, Elected for 1 yr SOLICITING COMMITTEE Mrs. F. LAURENCE, Began 30 May 1913, Appointment for 1 year Mrs. Dr. SMITH, Began 30 May 1913, Appointment for 1 year Florence FREEMAN, Began 30 May 1913, Appointment for 1 year Mrs. L. HOLMES, Began 5 May 1914, Appointment for 1 year Mrs. LAURANCE, Began 5 May 1914, Appointment for 1 year Edna GARDNER, , Began 5 May 1914, Appointment for 1 year (Envelope system) Lionel HOLMES, Began 19 Jan 1915, Appointment for 1 year Mrs. L. HOLMES, Began 19 Jan 1915, Appointment for 1 year Mrs. Roy KALFUS, Began 19 Jan 1915, Appointment for 1 year Hattie RIXTON, Began 19 Jan 1915, Appointment for 1 year Annie QUICK, Began 19 Jan 1915, Appointment for 1 year Dr. SMITH, Began 19 Jan 1915, Appointment for 1 year H. J. RISTEN, Began 1917, Appointment for 1 year Mrs. HAUKINS, Began 1917, Appointment for 1 year Minnie NELSON, Began 1917, Appointment for 1 year EXECUTIVE BOARD - The Board consists of: The Pastor The 3 Deacons The S. S. Supt. The Treasurer The Clerk BAPTISMS 9 Jun 1903: Margaret DECKER, adult 8 Oct 1903: Mrs. Jeanette WOLFF, adult 8 Oct 1903: Agnes WOLFF 29 Mar 1915: Archibald Smith, @ John WERDEN 30 Jul 1922: Jeanette Gean, # Wm. DUDLEY & Agnes 30 Jul 1922: Hazel Gertrude, # ditto 3 Sep 1922: Marie Helen, age 1 yr, 9 mos, # Charles MILLER & Florence 3 Sep 1922, Fred Freeman (FREEMAN?), age 7 mos 3 Sep 1922, Arthur Willis (WILLIS?), age 7 mos Sep 1927: Mrs. Thomas HILL, adult MEMBERS RECIEVED SINCE ORGANIZATION Justice HICKOK, 1836 Daniel O. SKINNER, 1836 John CARPENTER, 1836 Salvain SKINNER, 1836 Sarah J. FULLER, 1836 Anna CARPENTER, 1836 Eleanor CARPENTER, 1836 Mary QUICK, 1836 Sarah ALWOOD, 1836 John WHEELER, 1837 Mary HICKOK (LESTER), 1836 Salvira HOFMAN, 1837 Mary VANTYLE (or VANTWYL), 1838 Mrs. CLARK, 1850 Mrs. Amanda KING (dis.), 1857 Mrs. Cath. VANEYLE (CARPENTER), Dis. 1867 Daniel CORNWALL, 1843 Elizabeth CORNWALL, 1843 Ethel B. SARGEANT, 1843 Lettie SERGEANT, 1843 Lanche STORY, 1843 Margaret THOMAS, ---- Elizabeth LAMBERT, ---- Sarah WELLS, 1844 Martin DEITRICH, 1848 Susan DIETRICH, 1848 James MAXWELL, ---- Mary CUMMINGS, 1849 Martha CORNWALL, 1849 Jane Annie BROSS, 1849 Harriet STORY, 1849 Elizabeth ENNIS (STORY), 1849 Maria GARDNER (CALKINS), 1849 Elizabeth BEDELL, 1849 Catharine REID, 1849 Jacob YOUNG (rec'd letter), 1850 Amanda YOUNG, 1850 Mary A. YOUNG, 1850 Ellen FERGUSON, 1850 Timothy KINDRED, 1851 Roxana HIGBY, ---- John & Jane VanTyle REED, 1853 Martha Atkins REED, 1854 Emeline Ennis REED, 1854 John Ennis REED, 1854 Stephen D. WELLS, 1844 (sic) Mary FULLER, 1857 Mary GARDNER, 1857 David ENNIS, 1857 Henrietta JOHNSON, 1857 Elizabeth KINDRED, 1857 Rebecca QUICK , 1857 Peter QUICK, 1857 Mrs. Mary NELSON, 1858 Mrs. Elizabeth LEIBLA, 1858 Almeda LORING, 1858 Mary AUSTIN, 1858 Ethelinda OWENS, 1858 William MAPES, 1858 William HICKOK, 1858 Almeda HICKOK, 1858 Virgil NEWMAN, 1861 Nellie COREY, 1861 Margaret KILPATRICK, 1861 Mrs. Eliz. (Geo) VANAKEN, 1863 Rhoda AUSTIN, 1864 Mrs. KNOX, 1868 Mr. KNOX, 1866 (sic) Augustus WELLS, 1867 Moses B. THOMAS, 1867 Charles SMITH, 1867 Elizabeth BOLTON, 1855 (sic) Mrs. Daniel DECKER, Rec'd 30 Jan 1870 Frances E. LAWRENCE (HICKOK), Rec'd 30 Jan 1870 Emeline LEIBLA, Rec'd 30 Jan 1870 Mrs. Sarah E. HICKOK, Rec'd 30 Jan 1870 Mrs. LONSBERRY, Rec'd 27 Aug 1871 Mrs. Anna M. SPRAGUE, Rec'd 17 May 1874 Mrs. Sarah JOHNSON, Rec'd by letter, 5 Oct 1873 Harriet ENNIS, Rec'd 6 Jan 1878, School House Mrs. Mary SKIDD, Rec'd by letter, 3 Feb 1879 Rev. J. T. MARSH, Rec'd by letter, 26 Apr 1879 Mrs. J. T. MARSH, Rec'd by letter, 26 Apr 1879 Elisha KILPATRICK, Rec'd by letter, 26 Apr 1879 George M. WATSON, Rec'd by letter, 26 Apr 1879 Henry D. COREY, Rec'd by letter, 26 Apr 1879 Maggie H. COREY, Rec'd by letter, 26 Apr 1879 William C. COURTRIGHT, Rec'd by letter, 26 Apr 1879 J. J. HICKOK, Rec'd by letter, 26 Apr 1879 Viola HICKOK, Rec'd by letter, 26 Apr 1879 Ida QUICK, Rec'd 31 Jan 1880 Sarah WEBB, Rec'd 1881 Ida BARNES, Rec'd 1881 S. St. GARDNER, Rec'd Sep 1881 Mrs. Hugh QUICK, Rec'd 1883 Mrs. Priscilla OWENS (KILPATRICK), Rec'd 1883 William H. WHITNEY, Rec'd 10 Feb 1884 W. W. COURTRIGHT, Rec'd 1895 Tillier PETERSON, Rec'd 1898 Etta DAVIS, Rec'd 1898 Mrs. Mamie WOLFF, Rec'd 1898 Mrs. E. E. GARDNER, Rec'd 1898 Mrs. F. F. FREEMAN, Rec'd 1898 Mrs. Annie BREEN, Rec'd 1898 H. J. RIXTON, Rec'd 1898 Bertha HICKOK, Rec'd 1897 Mrs. H. J. RIXTON, Rec'd 1898 Clara E. RIXTON, Rec'd 1898 William WARNER, Rec'd 1901 Kate WARNER, Rec'd 1901 Mrs. Amelia RUNDLE, Rec'd 1901 Edna GARNDER, Rec'd 1901 Anna PRANGE, Rec'd 1901 James K. GARDNER, Rec'd 1902 Charles BREEN, Rec'd 1902 George LAYMAN, Rec'd 1902 Mrs. Ami QUICK, Rec'd 1902 Phebe DRAKE, Rec'd 1902 Mrs. Seth KING, Rec'd 1902 Mrs. SHOTWELL, Rec'd 1902 Gussie DAVENPORT, Rec'd 1902 Edith DAVENPORT, Rec'd 1902 Maggie DECKER, Rec'd 1903 Rev. P. E. DECKER, by letter, 1903 Mrs. P. E. DECKER (Antoinette KILPATRICK, 1861), by letter, 1903 Mrs. G. NELSON, Rec'd 1903 Mrs. Jeanette WOLFF, Rec'd 1903 Mrs. Lydia MORRIS, by letter, 1903 Mrs. (Rev.) W. J. CARTER, by letter, 1903 Versa & Clifford CARTER, Rec'd 1903 Mrs. John WOLFF, Rec'd 8 Oct 1903 C. H. & Mrs. C. H. HANKINS, 17 Jan 1904 Mrs. J. HEATOR, 17 Jan 1904 Mrs. John FOX, 1904 Minnie NELSON, by letter, 22 May 1907 Naomi THEOBALD, 1908 Mrs. Dr. SMITH, 1908 Mrs. L. HOLMES, 1908 Mr. L. HOLMES, 1908 George PERKINS, 1908 Pearl BAILEY, 1908 Melva STELL, 5 Jun 1913 Roy KALBFUS, 1913 Mrs. Roy KALBFUS, 1913 Mrs. Hattie RIXTON, Rec'd 1913 Alice LINDRIGE, 1913 Orma FREEMAN, 1913 Florence FREEMAN, 1913 Charles CAMPBELL, 1913 Pauline QUICK, 1913 Rev. W. D. EDDY, 1909 Mary A. KILPATRICK, Rec'd 1883 Mary HALLOCK, Left without letter & joined Baptist Church, 1862 Winifred DAVIS, Letter about 1910 MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING 1 JAN 1914 Ida QUICK, Rec'd 30 Jan 1880, Conf. B., Died S. St. GARDNER, Rec'd 10 Sep 1881, Conf. B., Died Katie GARDNER, Rec'd 4 Apr 1885, Conf. B. Mrs. Minnie TURNER, Rec'd 1893, Conf. B. Urah SHOTWELL, Rec'd 1893, Conf. B. Mrs. W. T. TETHER, Rec'd 1893, Conf. B. Mrs. Mamie WOLFF, Rec'd 1898, Conf. B. Mrs. E. E. GARDNER, Rec'd 1898, Conf. B. Mrs. T. T. FREEMAN, Rec'd 1898, Conf. B. Mrs. Anne BREEN, Rec'd 1898, Conf. B. Mr. & Mrs. H. J. RIXTON, Rec'd 1898, Conf. B. Clara E. RIXTON (DOOLITTLE), Rec'd 1898, Conf. B. Edna GARDNER, Rec'd 13 Apr 1901, Conf. B. James K. GARDNER, Rec'd 1902, Conf. B. Mrs. Ami QUICK, Rec'd 1902, Conf. B. Phebe DRAKE, Rec'd 1902, Conf. B. Mrs. SHOTWELL, Rec'd 1902, Conf. B. Mrs. Anne STEEL, Rec'd 9 Jun 1903, Conf. B. Mrs. C. NELSON, Rec'd 1903, Conf. B. Mrs. Jeanette WOLFF, Rec'd 1903, Conf. B. Mrs. (Rev.) W. J. CARTER, Rec'd 17 Jan 1904, Letter Mrs. C. H. HAWKINS, Rec'd 17 Jan 1904, Conf. Minnie NELSON,, Rec'd 12 May 1907, Letter Mrs. (Dr) F. I. SMITH, Rec'd 4 Mar 1908, Conf. Mrs. H. HOLMES, Rec'd 4 Mar 1908, Conf. L. HOLMES, Rec'd 15 May 1910, Conf. George PERKINGS, Rec'd 15 May 1910, Conf. Pearl (DARLEY) HORTON, Rec'd 15 May 1910, Bapt. Melva STEEL, Rec'd 5 Jan 1913, Bapt Roy KALBFUS, Rec'd 5 Jan 1913, Conf. Mrs. Roy KALBFUS, Rec'd 5 Jan 1913, Conf. Mrs. Hattie HIXTON, Rec'd 5 Jan 1913, Conf. Alice LINDRIGE, Rec'd 5 Jan 1913, Conf. Orma FREEMAN, Rec'd 5 Jan 1913, Conf. Florence FREEMAN (MILLER), Rec'd 5 Jan 1913, Conf. Charles CAMPBELL, Rec'd 5 Jan 1913, Conf. Pauline QUICK, Rec'd 5 Jan 1913, Conf. Mrs. Gee LAYMAN (Mary J.), Rec'd 3 Feb 1879, Conf. Frances E. LAURENCE (HICKOK), 31 Jan 1870, Conf. Emeline LEIBLA, Rec'd 31 Jan 1870, Conf. Winnie DAVIS, (no date), Conf. Mrs. JACKSON, Dis. by letter Lenn SMITH MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING, 1 APRIL 1922 Katie GARDNER, Rec'd 1885 Urah SHOTWELL, Rec'd 1893 Mrs. W. T. TETHER, Rec'd 1893 Mrs. Mamie WOLFF, Rec'd 1898 Mrs. Ella E. GARDNER, Rec'd 1898 Edna GARDNER, Rec'd 1901 James K. GARDNER, Rec'd 1902 Mrs. F. F. FREEMAN, Rec'd 1898 Mrs. Anne BREEN, Rec'd 1898, d. Nov. H. J. RIXTON, Rec'd 1898 Mrs. H. J. RIXTON, Rec'd 1898 Mrs. Clara DOOLITTLE, Rec'd 1898 Mrs. Ami DOOLITTLE, Rec'd 1902 Phebe DRAKE, Rec'd 1902 Mrs. Annie STEELE, Rec'd 1903 Mrs. G. NELSON, Rec'd 1903 Mrs. Jeanette WOLFF, Rec'd 1903 Mrs. Rev. W. J. CARTER, Rec'd 1903 Mrs. C. H. HANKINS, Rec'd 1904, Deceased Minnie NELSON, Rec'd 1907 Mrs. (Dr.) F. I. SMITH, Rec'd 1908 Mrs. L. HOLMES, Rec'd 1808 L. HOLMES, Rec'd 1910, Deceased Mrs. Hattie RIXTON, Rec'd 1913 Orma FREEMAN, Rec'd 1913 Florence (MILLER) FREEMAN, Rec'd 1913 Charles CAMPBELL, Rec'd 1913 Pauline QUICK, Rec'd 1913 Frances E. LARENCE, Rec'd 1875 (sic) Emeline LEIBLE, Rec'd 1870 Lena SMITH, (no date) Susan E. GARDNER, Rec'd 8 Jul 1923, cb John & Mrs. John WORDEN, Rec'd 22 Jul 1923, Letter, Presby. Ch., New Rochelle, N.Y. Mrs. Ed. SCHUMACHER, Rec'd 14 Oct 1923, Conf. Charles FLIEGER (Son), Rec'd 14 Oct 1923, Conf. Anna C. WOLFF, Rec'd 14 Oct 1923, Conf. Mrs. Helen (LASS) McINTOSH, Rec'd 28 Oct 1923, Conf. Report for 1925 gave total membership as 28. Male - 6; Female - 22